How To Build A Lean To Metal Roof

If it is needed cut the metal roof panel to the length you need with tin snips hopefully you don t have too.

How to build a lean to metal roof. I need to build a lean to onto the side of my 50 x 50 shop. Use a 2 by 4 inch board for a short roof up to about 8 feet a 2 by 6 for a longer one. The gable ends of the roof were also covered with metal roofing material. Place the starting panel onto one edge of the roof.

Roll between the garage wall and the shed roof. Compute the depth of the shed by taking the square root of the difference. Measure the height at which the. Plan ahead and build the roof to the size of the metal panel.

The preferred spot would place the. Make a ledger board to fasten to the existing wall and support the upper end of the lean to roof. The side of the panel that has a slightly flat side is to place on the roof. Draw a right angled triangle on a piece of paper that shows the length of the roof and the planned height of the opening.

For shingles or 24 o c. I want to use steel posts. Cut out a notch on the top of your posts as shown in the image above. Design lean to roof per your local building codes.

Measure the width of the outside wall and cut the board with a circular saw to the same length. Space rafters either 16 o c. How to attach a lean to to an existing metal building step 1. Cut the 6 inch thick lumber into blocks that run the length of the lean to.

When attaching ledger board to an existing wall install proper flashing when required. Use right size of rafters and headers. I m bookmarking this for later reference. Determine where the lean to will be attached to the existing building.

This is where the supporting post will rest.